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26 Feb 08

Edge; DIGITAL MAOISM: The Hazards of the New Online Collectivism By Jaron Lanier

  • The
    hive mind is for the most part stupid and boring. Why pay attention
    to it?
23 Mar 07

MercuryNews.com | 03/16/2007 | Authenticity issues cloud prospects for online politics

  • We're in an awkward position, because we don't assess truth or falsity,''
  • ``Are we turning the Internet into a tabloid, destroying the truth? How do you protect the truth when we have witnessed so many character assassinations?''


    Schrage said Google is ``content neutral'' and is making a major effort to help all campaigns and commentators get their message out. ``For us, one question is: How do we democratize the dialogue without exacerbating the ugliness?''


    He had few answers, but suggested that self-policing of content is getting better, and robust technology makes it easier to counter inaccurate information. And hate speech, Schrage said, can also generate a backlash.


28 Feb 07

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  • "Jaron's World"
    is my monthly column in Discover Magazine.  

BBC NEWS | Technology | Web 2.0's 'digital mobs' attacked

  • The latest phase of internet - web 2.0 - has been attacked by a leading author and digital pioneer for its "mob" mentality, describing it as "digital Maoism".
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